Research Projects

Summary: as PI or Co-PI or Co-I, my share is ~$7.4M with overall >$45M

Ongoing Projects

  1. PIRE: Building Decarbonization via AI-empowered District Heat Pump Systemse
    PI: Zheng O’Neill (TAMU)
    Role: Co-PI (with Dr. Candan from ASU)
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $400K (overall $1.5M, my share is $200K)
    Period: 01/01/2023-12/31/2025
  2. Smart driving technology for non-invasive detection of age-related cognitive decline 
    PI/PD: Erica Forzani
    Role: Co-I
    Sponsor: NIA
    Amount awarded: $150K (overall $75K)
    Period: 04/01/2022-03/31/2024 (NCE)
  3. Tracer harmonization for amyloid and tau PET imaging using statistical and deep learning techniques
    PI/PD: Yi Su (Banner Alzheimer Institute)
    Role: Co-I/site-PI (with Dr. Baoxin Li from ASU)
    Sponsor: NIA
    Amount awarded: ~$610K (overall ~$2.2M, my share is $300K, RF1 mechanism)
    Period: 08/01/2022-07/31/2027
  4. PFI-RP: Avoiding Kidney Injuries with Evidence – Based Smart Technology
    Overall PI: Erica Forzani
    Role: Co-PI
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $560K (my share is $140K)
    Period: 09/01/2021-08/31/2024
  5. Collaborative Research: CPS: TTP Option: Medium: i-HEAR: immersive Human-On-the-Loop Environmental Adaptation for Stress Reduction”,
    Overall PI: Olga Boric-Lubecke (U. of Hawaii)
    Role: Co-PI
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $300K (overall $1.2M)
    Period: 10/01/2021-09/30/2024
  6. Multi-Modality Image Data Fusion and Machine Learning Approaches for Personalized Diagnostics and Prognostics of MCI due to AD
    Overall PI (contact): Dr. Lure at MS Tech
    Role: PI from ASU
    Sponsor: NIH/NIA
    Amount awarded: $2.5M (ASU/my share is $542,945)
    Period: 01/01/2021-08/31/2023 (NCE)
  7. Pathways linking neuropsychiatric symptoms with Alzheimer’s Disease neuroimaging biomarkers and the outcome of incident mild cognitive impairment/dementia (R01)
    Overall PI: Dr. Geda at Barrow Neurological Institute
    Role: Co-PI from ASU (ASU PI is Dr. Forzani)
    Sponsor: NIH/NIA
    Amount awarded: ~$2M (ASU was added to Years 4, 5, amount is $220,769, my share is $110,384)
    Period: 12/01/2020 – 11/30/2023
  8. Collaborative Research: FET: Small: Hierarchical Computational Framework for large scale RNA Design Pathway Discovery through Data and Experiments
    PI: Pedrielli
    Role: Senior Personnel
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $275K (my share is ~$60K)
    Period: 08/01/2020-07/31/2023
  9. Securing Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings (GEB) through Cyber Defense and Resilient System (CYDRES)
    Overall PI: O’Neill (from Texas A&M)
    Role: PI from ASU (ASU Co-PI is Dr. Selcuk Candan)
    Sponsor: DOE
    Amount awarded: $2.3M (ASU share is $500K, my share is $250K)
    Period: 05/01/2020-12/31/2023 (NCE)
  10. SCH: INT: Collaborative Research: Non-Contact Smart Monitor for Sleep Disorder Diagnosis and Intervention
    Overall PI: Dr. Victor Lubecke (from U of Hawaii)
    Role: PI from ASU
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $594,000 (ASU/my share is $80K)
    Period: 09/01/2019-08/31/2024 (NCE)
  11. Collaborative Research: AccelNet: An International Network of Networks for Well-being in the Built Environment (IN2WIBE)
    Overall PI: Dr. Zheng O’Neill (from Texas A&M)
    Role: PI from ASU (Senior Personnel is Dr. Pedrielli)
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $750K (ASU share is $168,750, my share is $84,375)
    Period: 10/01/2019 – 09/30/2024 (Second NCE)
  12. A multidisciplinary translational approach to investigate the mechanisms, predictors, and prevention of persistent posttraumatic Headache
    Overall PI: Dr. Schwedt (Mayo Clinic Arizona)
    Role: PI from ASU
    Sponsor: DOD (Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs – CDMRP)
    Amount awarded: $9,999,950 (my share is ~$669,490)
    Period: 09/1/2019-08/31/2024 (NCE)
  13. Biomarker Signature to Predict the Persistence of Post-Traumatic Headache (R33/R61)
    Overall PI: Dr. Chong (Mayo Clinic Arizona)
    Role: PI from ASU (Co-PI is Dr. Visar Berisha)
    Sponsor: NIH/NINDS
    Amount awarded: $5,331,316 (my share is $487,034)
    Period: 08/01/2019-07/31/2024

Completed Projects

  1. Advanced Imaging and Machine Learning in Alzheimer’s Research
    Role: PI (Co-PI is Dr. Baoxin Li)
    Sponsor: Banner Alzheimer Institute
    Amount awarded: $69,400(my share is $34,700)
    Period: 07/01/2021-06/30/2023
  2. Imaging the Migraines Brain Pre- and Post-Erenumab: an MRI study to Identify Functional and Structural Changes that Correlate with Patient Improvement
    Overall PI: Dr. Schwedt (Mayo Clinic Arizona)
    Role: PI from ASU (was Co-PI with PI Dr. Jing Li)
    Sponsor: Amgen
    Amount awarded: $1,184,551 (ASU share is $237,620, my share is $118,810)
    Period: 1/1/2019-12/31/2022 (NCE)
  3. Inverse Mapping of Spatial-Temporal Molecular Heterogeneity from Imaging Phenotype
    Overall PI: Dr. Jing Li (from GT)
    Role: PI from ASU (subcontract from GT)
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount Awarded: $800,000 (ASU/my share is $170,000)
    Period: 07/01/2019-06/31/2023
  4. PFI-RP: Data-Driven Services for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings
    Overall PI: Dr. O’Neil (from Texas A&M)
    Role: PI from ASU (Co-PI is Dr. Candan)
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount awarded: $750K (ASU share is $216,211, my share is $108,100)
    Period: 9/15/2018-08/30/2022
  5. Comprehensive MRI-based evaluation of human renal microstructure (R01)
    Multi-PI: Dr. Charlton (U of Virginia) and Dr. Bennett (Wash U)
    Role: PI from ASU
    Sponsor: NIH/NIDDK
    Amount awarded: $1,819,389 (ASU share is $571,737)
    Period: 8/01/2017 – 6/30/2022
  6. Quantifying Multiscale Competitive Landscapes of Clonal Diversity in Glioblastoma (U01)
    Overall PIs: Drs. Swanson/Hu/Tran/Mitchell (MCA)
    Role: Co-PI from ASU (ASU PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Sponsor: NIH/NCI
    Amount awarded: $3,937,178 (ASU share is $483,382, my share is $241,691)
    Period: 4/1/2017 – 3/31/2022 (*terminated in 2020 when ASU PI moved to GT)
  7. Noninvasive MRI techniques to detect pathology in murine models of renal disease (R01)
    Overall PI: Dr. Charlton (U of Virginia) and Dr. Bennett (Wash U)
    Role: PI from ASU
    Sponsor: NIH/NIDDK
    Amount awarded: $988,890 (ASU share is $239,515)
    Period: 8/1/2017 – 7/31/2021
  8. AARC Deep Learning
    Role: PI from ASU (Co-PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Sponsor: Banner Alzheimer Institute
    Amount awarded: $15,000 (my share is $7,500)
    Period: 3/1/2019 – 02/28/2020
  9. SCC-Planning: Smart Connected Engaged Senior Communities
    Role: PI (Co-PIs are Drs. Mirchandani, Lockhart, Talmage, O’Neill)
    Sponsor: NSF
    Amount Awarded: $100,000 (my share is $20,000)
    Period: 09/01/2017-08/31/2019
  10. Advancing Healthcare System Research: Bridging Engineering and Medicine
    Role: PI
    Sponsor: IBM
    Amount awarded: $10,000
    Period: 06/01/2017-05/31/2019
  11. Radiology Efficiency Process Improvement
    Role: PI (Co-PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $247,097 (my share is $123,548)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 08/01/2016-07/31/2019
  12. Developing Quantitative Models for Linking Radiation Treatment Options with Clinical Outcomes
    Role: Co-PI from ASU (ASU PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $158,699 (my share is $79,349)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 09/01/2015-12/31/2018
  13. Toward New Classification Criteria for Mild and Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury by a Data-Inclusive Cross-Study Analysis using FITBIR (R21)
    Overall PI (contact): Dr. Schwedt (Mayo Clinic Arizona)
    Role: Co-PI from ASU (ASU PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Sponsor: NIH/NINHD
    Amount Awarded: $436,374 (ASU share is $212,277, my share is $106,138)
    Period: 07/01/2015 – 06/31/2018
  14. Dynamic Multi-Stage Modeling for Commercial Aircraft Contracting Phase IV
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $90,000
    Sponsor: Air Force Institute of Technology (Prime DoD)
    Period: 04/13/2016 – 08/31/2018
  15. Multi-Modality Image Data Fusion and Machine Learning Approaches for Personalized Diagnostics and Prognostics of MCI due to AD (STTR Phase I)
    Overall PI: Dr. Lure at MS Tech. Corp.
    Role: Co-PI from ASU (ASU PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Sponsor: NIH/NIHNIA
    Amount awarded: $149,936 (ASU share is $80,001, my share is $40,000)
    Period: 9/30/2016 – 8/31/2018
  16. Application of MRI-based Maps of Histological Invasion and Genetic Heterogeneity to Guide Surgical Biopsy and Resection in Glioblastoma
    Role: Co-PI from ASU (PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $43,149 (my share is $21,574)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 01/01/2017-12/31/2017
  17. CORE – Utilization of Standardized Reports and Novel Quantitative Imaging Tools to Improve Tumor Response Accuracy, Diagnostic Outcomes and End-User Satisfaction
    Role: ASU PI (Co-PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $114,000 (ASU portion is $50,000, my share is $25,000)
    Sponsor: Mayo Kern Center for the Science Healthcare Delivery
    Period: 01/01/2016 – 12/31/2016
  18. Improving the Accuracy of Breast Cancer Screening Using Contrast-Enhanced Digital Mammography and Novel Textural Analysis Tools
    Role: ASU PI
    Amount Awarded: $50,000 (ASU portion is $25,000)
    Sponsor: ASU-Mayo Seed Program
    Period: 01/01/2016 – 12/31/2016
  19. MRI Tracker
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $80,000
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 12/23/2013 – 07/31/2016
  20. Development and Enhancement of Green Energy Learning for Effective Engineering Education to Foster the 21st Century Hispanic Sustainability Leaders
    Role: PI (subcontract from UTEP)
    Amount Awarded: $900,000 (ASU/my share is $300,000)
    Sponsor: DoED
    Period: 10/01/2013 – 09/30/2016
  21. Dynamic Multi-Stage Modeling for Commercial Aircraft Contracting Phase III
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $135,000
    Sponsor: Air Force Institute of Technology (Prime DoD)
    Period: 08/15/2013 – 08/14/2016
  22. Enterprise Requirements and Acquisition Model (ERAM) Analysis and Extension II
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $44,000
    Sponsor: Naval Postgraduate School (Prime DoD – NPS)
    Period: 07/01/2014 – 06/30/2015
  23. Departmental Data Depot – Phase II
    Role: PI (added Co-PI Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount awarded: $58,000 (my share is $29,000)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Period: 09/01/ 2013- 12/31/2014
  24. Departmental Data Depot – Phase I
    Role: PI
    Amount awarded: $64,000
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Period: 01/01/ 2012- 08/31/2013
  25. Development of Dosimetric Data
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $20,000
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 08/01/2013-12/31/2013
  26. Developing SERF Online System
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $18,262
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 08/01/2013-12/31/2013
  27. MRI-based mapping of regional genomic diversity in Glioblastoma
    Role: ASU PI (Co-PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $505,000 (ASU subcontract: $37,188, my share is $18,594)
    Sponsor: NIH-NCI (R21)
    Period: 03/01/2013-02/28/2015
  28. CPS: Synergy: Collaborative Research: SMARTER – Smart Manager for Adaptive and Real-Time Decisions in Building Clusters (PI)
    Role: PI (ASU is the lead for this grant)
    Amount Awarded: $1,000,000 (ASU: $400,000)
    Sponsor: National Science Foundation
    Period: 10/01/2012-09/30/2015
  29. MRI-based techniques to measure whole-kidney nephron endowment
    Role: Co-PI (PI is K. Bennett)
    Amount Awarded: $441,798 (my share is $88,360)
    Sponsor: NIH-NIDDK (R21)
    Period: 07/01/2012-06/30/2015 (with one year no cost extension)
  30. A Computational Infrastructure to Support Evidence-based Proton Beam Treatment Planning
    Role: Co-PI (PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $50,000 (my share is $25,000)
    Sponsor: ASU Rising Star Program
    Period: 06/01/2013-05/31/2014
  31. Imaging Informatics
    Role: PI (added Co-PI Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $34,000 (my share is $17,000)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
    Period: 08/15/2013 – 12/31/2013
  32. MRI-based techniques to measure renal morphology in diabetic human kidney
    Role: Co-PI (PI is K. Bennett)
    Amount Awarded: $60,000 (my share is $12,000)
    Sponsor: NIH- Diabetic Complications Consortium
    Period: 01/01/2013-12/31/2013
  33. Enterprise Requirements and Acquisition Model (ERAM) Analysis and Extension
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $120,000 (ASU share is $65,000)
    Sponsor: Naval Postgraduate School (Prime DoD)
    Period: 09/15/2012 – 09/14/2013
  34. Texture Analysis on Medical Imaging
    Role: PI
    Amount: $37,000
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Period: 03/01/2012-02/29/2013
  35. MRI-based techniques to measure whole-kidney nephron endowment
    Role: Co-PI (PI with K. Bennett)
    Amount Awarded: $140,000 (my share is $28,000)
    Sponsor: American Heart Association – Western States Affiliate
    Period: 01/01/2012-12/31/2013
  36. Dynamic Multi-Stage Modeling for Commercial Aircraft Contracting (Phase I, II)
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $70,000
    Sponsor: Air Force Institute of Technology (Prime DoD)
    Period: 08/15/2011 – 08/14/2013
  37. System Engineering Efficiency Research
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $20,000
    Sponsor: Air Force Institute of Technology (Prime DoD)
    Period: 09/01/2011 – 08/31/2012
  38. Multi-Objective Decision Making Under Uncertainty
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $45,000
    Sponsor: Air Force Institute of Technology (Prime DoD)
    Period: 08/01/2011 – 07/31/2012
  39. Transferring Product Design Research to Industry Practices via Center for Rapid Product Development
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $49,997
    Sponsor: Air Force Institute of Technology (Prime DoD)
    Period: 09/01/2010 – 08/31/2011
  40. Integrated Patient Radiation Dose Record (Phase II)
    Role: PI (Co-PI is Dr. Muhong Zhang)
    Amount Awarded: $36,000 (my share is $18,000)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Foundation
    Period: 01/01/2011 – 12/31/2011
  41. Integrated Patient Radiation Dose Record (Phase I)
    Role: PI (Co-PI is Dr. Muhong Zhang)
    Amount Awarded: $148,380 (my share is $74,190)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Foundation
    Period: 01/01/2009 – 12/31/2010
  42. Patient Specific Radiation Skin Dose for X-Ray Fluoroscopic, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Procedures
    Role: Co-PI (PI is Dr. Muhong Zhang)
    Amount Awarded: $24,714 (my share is $12,357)
    Sponsor: Mayo Clinic / ASU seed grant
    Period: 01/01/2009 – 12/31/2009
  43. Heterogeneous Data Fusion and Analysis for Alzheimer Disease Study
    Role: Co-PI (PI is Dr. Jieping Ye with another Co-PI is Dr. Jing Li)
    Amount Awarded: $10,000 (my share is $3,333)
    Sponsor: Arizona Alzheimer Research Consortium (AARC)
    Period: 08/01/2008-07/31/2009
  44. Pricing and Profit Optimization for Financial Services
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $6,100
    Sponsor: Response Analytics, Inc.
    Period: 07/01/2007 – 12/31/2007
  45. Collaborative Research: Developing and Engineering Virtual Organization for Discrete-Event Logistics Systems
    Role: Senior Personnel (PI is Dr. John Fowler)
    Amount Awarded: $26,884 (my share is ~$10K)
    Sponsor: National Science Foundation
    Period: 09/01/2007 – 08/31/2009
  46. Distributed Decision Support Framework for Adaptive Supply Chains (Phase II)
    Role: Co-PI (PI is Dr. John Fowler)
    Amount Awarded: $33,000 (my share is ~$10K)
    Sponsor: IBM
    Period: 12/01/2006 – 11/30/2007
  47. Six Sigma for Design Drive by VCOR
    Role: Co-PI (PI is Dr. Dan Shunk)
    Amount Awarded: $80,000 (my share is $40K)
    Sponsor: Intel
    Period: 01/01/2006 – 12/31/2006
  48. Fabricating Environmentally Conscious (Benign) Manufacturing into Engineering Education
    Role: PI from ASU (subcontract from UTEP)
    Amount Awarded: $314,867 (ASU/my share is $60,000)
    Sponsor: Department of Education
    Period: 10/01/2005 – 09/30/2008
  49. Distributed Decision Support Framework for Adaptive Supply Chains
    Role: PI (Co-PIs are Dr. John Fowler, Dr. Tom Callerman)
    Amount Awarded: $50,000 (my share is $18K)
    Sponsor: IBM
    Period: 05/01/2005 – 12/31/2005
  50. Enabling Digital Collaboration
    Role: Co-PI (PI is Dr. Dan Shunk)
    Amount Awarded: $20,000 (my share is $8,000)
    Sponsor: Intel Co.
    Period: 01/01/2004 – 05/01/2004
  51. CAREER: Design and Implement Virtual Product Development Environment
    Role: PI
    Amount Awarded: $412,000 ($12,000 is for REU)
    Sponsor: National Science Foundation
    Period: 03/01/2003 – 02/28/2009